STARK.  ROLLING  MILL  CO. 
Gcz/iton,  O/i/a. 


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oa'',3'A  univwsjt. 


u/^vne;  eye-witness  is  of  more  weight 
than  ten  hear-says.  Those  who 
hear,  speak  of  what  they  have  heard; 
those  who  see,  know  beyond  mistake.  ’ 

— Plautus 


AVERT  U3RARY 

COIUMEIA  UKI  "”'ITY 


EVIDENCE  of  a material  in  actual  use  facilitates  investiga- 
tion. It  shows  at  a glance  what  would  otherwise  require 
perhaps  months  or  years  to  determine. 

Architects  and  engineers  who  specified  Toncan  Metal  when  it 
was  still  in  its  infancy,  years  ago,  investigated  carefully  first 
then  specified. 

Today  the  discriminating  architect,  engineer  or  buyer  is  spared 
this  trouble  by  the  evidence  in  hand.  He  can  safely  he  guided  hv 
the  experience  of  others  and  the  test  of  actual  service. 

It  is  the  object  of  this  booklet  to  indicate  the  extensive  use  to 
which  Toncan  Metal  has  been  placed;  its  ability  to  withstand 
the  most  severe  corrosive  influences,  and  its  recognized  superior- 
ity over  the  commonly-used  sheet  metals. 

Although  the  photographs  shown  are  large  in  number,  they  are 
only  a few  compared  to  the  actual  number  of  buildings  on  which 
Toncan  Metal  is  in  actual  use. 

The  mission  of  this  booklet  will  he  fulfilled  if  the  evidence  it 
contains  assists  the  prospective  user,  architect  or  engineer  to 
decide  in  favor  of  Toncan  Metal. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Dallas  City  Hall,  Dallas,  Texas. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Salina  County  Court  House,  Salina,  Kans. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Union  Station,  Worcester,  Mass. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Savannah  Hotel.  Savannah.  Ga. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Meridan  Hotel,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Severin  Hotel,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


Union  Station,  Indianapolis,  Ind 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Mt.  St.  Joseph  College,  Augusta.  Ga. 


Masonic  Temple,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Kansas  City  Railway  Terminal,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


The  Lake  Superior  Iron  and  Chemical  Co.,  Newberry,  Mich. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


New  Palace  Theater,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Public  Library  (Portland  Branch),  Louisville,  Ky. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


School  No.  45,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


School  No.  34,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Kanawha  Glass  Company,  Charleston,  W.  Va. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


American  Smelting  & Refining  Co.,  Omaha,  Nebr. 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Wisconsin  Engine  Company,  Corliss,  Wis. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Works  of  American  Locomotive  Co.,  Dunkirk,  N.  Y. 


Stark  Rolling  Mill  Co., 

Canton,  0. 

Gen  tlemen : 

We  used  Toncan  Metal  Corrugated  sheets  on  the  roofs  of  our 
new  building  erected  in  1912,  and  this  metal  has  given  entire  satis- 
faction to  us.  We  can  heartily  recommend  this  material  to  all  users 
of  corrugated  roofing. 

Very  truly  yours, 

Indiana  Rolling  Mill  Co. 

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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Indiana  Rolling  Mill  Co..  New  Castle.  Ind. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


The  Seneca  Chain  Company,  Kent,  O. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


The  Hayden-Corbett  Chain  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Curtis-Yale-Howard  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


St.  Elizabeth  Hospital,  Lincoln,  Nebr. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Mt.  Ayr  High  School,  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa. 

(Trunk  & Gordon,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. — Architects.) 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


New  Bureau  of  Engraving  and  Printing,  Washington,  D.  C. 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


The  Taylor-Boggis  Foundry  Co.,  Cleveland,  O. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Car  Barn  of  the  Houston-Galveston  Interurhan  Ry.,  Houston,  Texas. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Building  of  Syracuse  Lake  Shore  R.  R.  Co.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


D.  L.  & W.  “Lackawanna”  Freight  Pier,  No.  68  North  River. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Central  R.  R.  of  N.  J.  Train  Shed,  opposite  Liberty  St.  Ferry,  New  York  City. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


North  Station,  Boston  & Maine  R.  R.  Co. 


Union  Passenger  Station,  Mendota,  111. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Nov . 12,  1912 


Mr.  B.  A.  Epperson, 

Indianapolis,  Ind . 

Dear  Sin- 

Permit  u 6 to  say  that  Toncan  Metal 
has  proven  all  you  claimed  for  it. 

Ve  are  specifying  it  for  all  our 
buildings  where  first  class  sheet  metal  work 
is  required,  and  we  can  highly  recommend  it. 


Yours  very  truly, 
BRUBAKER,  STERN  AND  EOYLK, 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


American  Vanadium  Co.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Montgomery  Hotel,  San  Jose,  Calif. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Toucan  Metal  Skylights  and  Ventilators  on  the  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works,  South 

Bend,  Ind. 


of  Toncan  Metal  for  the  parts  of  the  sky-Light  on  which 


small  amount  of  conductor 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Standard  Sanitary  Manufacturing  Co.,  Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada. 


Referring  to  your  letter  of  the  5th  as  to  the  mer» 


thereon  but  we  wish  to  eay  that  we  have  eelected  Toncan 


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Sheets  used 
throughout. 


The  McConway  & Torley  Co.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


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Consulting  Engineer 

4 3 5 ST.  JAMES  BLDG 
24  BAY  6T,  AUGUSTINE.  FLA 

Jacksonville.  Florida. 

St  Augustine  Florida  August  17tn  1914 

Stark  Rolling  Mill  Co.  , 

Canton  , Ohio . 

Gentlemen : - 

I have  used  a good  deal  of  Toncan  metal,  and  find  that  it 
Etands  the  climate  of  the  East  coast  of  Florida  better  than  anything 
that  I have  been  able  to  find.  Any  metal  that  will  stand  the  salt  air 
of  this  region,  will  stand  almost  any  climate.  The  cost  of  this  metal 
should  not  be  considered,  as  i t will  last  so  much  longer  than  any 
other  metal,  that  it  is  the  cheapest  in  the  end. 


Yours  truly 


<fONCA5k* 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Skylights  of  Toncan  Metal  in  Main  Power  Plant  of  American  Writing  Paper  Co., 

Holyoke,  Mass. 


Stark  Rolling  Mill  Co 
Canton , Ohio 

Gentlemen  : - 

Answering  yours  of  October  14th  , will 
say  that  the  brick  pallets  which  we  purchased  from 
your  company  have  given  such  complete  satisfaction 
ever  since  we  have  used  them  that  it  has  not  been 
necessary  for  us  to  replace  them  up  to  this  time 
This  is  the  reason  we  have  not  favored  you  with  any 
Turther  orders  . 

We  would  be  glad  to  recommend  your 
product  any  time  you  may  have  occassion  to  refer  to 


Pres  . 


<JONCAi)!: 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Dreamland  Theatre  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


H-KANU  H.  WATSON 


WATSON  HUCKEL 
ARCHITECTS 

1 ‘2  1 l WALNUT  8 T R K E T 


MAMUMI.  HUCESL,  JR 


MKMnBRM  OK  TUB 

AMERICAN  INSTITUTE  OK  AHOH1T BOTH  PHILADELPHIA  Jllly  24 ,1914 

Stark  Rolling  Mill  Co., 

Canton,  Ohio. 

Gentlemen : 

We  consider  your  Toncan  Metal  Sheets  a very  excellent 
material  indeed  and  quite  worth  the  difference  in  price  over 
ordinary  material.  We  find  that  it  gives  excellent  service 
and  in  all  the  cases  we  have  used  it,  it  has  proven  very 
satisfactory.  It  is  especially  useful  and  durable  when  placed 
where  gases  are  likely  to  affect  metal. 

We  remain 


Very  sincerely  yours, 


<f*ONCAlN!> 


Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Michigan  Alkali  Company,  Alpena,  Mich. 


WILSON  B.  PARKER  ••  ARCHITECT 

805  BOARD  OF  TRADE,  INDIANAPOLIS 


August  11,  1914. 


The  Stark  Rolling  Mill  Co., 

Canton,  Ohio. 

Gentlemen : - 

I have  been  specifying  TONCAN  METAL  for  sheet  metal 
work  used  in  connection  with  buildings  planned  by 
me  for  the  past  four  or  five  years  and  find  same  to 
be  all  that  you  claim  for  the  material. 

A metal  of  this  kind  should  be  used  on  all  first 
class  buildings  and  congratulate  you  on  the  high 
quality  of  your  TONCAN  METAL . 


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Sheets 

Used 


All  Toncan  Metal  Box  Car. 


»4  M M 

Capital  *120  000  00 

THE  HESS  FLUME  COMPANY 


HESS  FLUMES  AND  IRRIGATION  SUPPLIES 


Denver,  Colo., 
2/24/1912. 


Stark  Rolling  Mill  Co., 
Canton,  Ohio. 


(Jentlemen: 


You  may  readily  determine  our  opinion  of 
Tonoan  Metal  when  we  state  that  we  selected  this 
material  after  a very  thorough  Investigation  of  all 
the  metals  on  the  market. 

The  result  of  the  investigation  was  that 
we  found  Tonoan  Uetfal  to  be  in  a olass  by  Itself 
possessing  to  a higher  degree  all  those  qualities 
•o  desirable  and  essential  In  sheet  metal  work. 

This  Investigation  was  made  entirely 
Independent  of  and  without  the  knowledge  of  the 
manufacturers  of  the  metals  Investigated. 

Toncan  Metal  Is  all  that  Is  claimed  for  It. 
We  unhesitatingly  say  tEat  Its  use  will  fully 
demonstrate  these  claims  to  be  both  safe  and  sound. 

It  is  Non-corrosive,  highly  rust-resisting,  takes 
superior  coating  of  tine,  works  easier  than  any 
other  metal,  makes  good  sound  business  friends 
for  both  manufacturer  and  buyer.  We  use  It  in 
large  quantities. 


Sincerely, 

THE  HESS  FLUME  CO. 

Per  Oeo.  L.  Hess,  Pres 


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Sheets 

Used 


Toncan  Metal  Flumes,  Denver,  Colo. 


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Sheets 

Used 


Toncan  Metal  Flumes  erected  by  the  Hess  Fliune  Company  of  Denver.  Colo. 


<fC)NCAf&* 

'■V'VllETAC*^ 


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Sheets 

Used 


Toncan  Metal  Flume  built  for  Hoffman  Land  and  Water  Co.,  Denver,  Colo. 


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Corrosion-resisting 

Sheets 

and  Products 
were  used  on 
this  building. 


Toncan  Metal  Culvert  under  Wheeling  & Moundsville  R.  P 


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